Shingling-hatchet.



W. H. KOEHLER.

SHINGLING HATCHET.

APPLICATION FILED 0502,1914.

1, 168,890, Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

WILLIAl/I H. KOEI-ILER, 01E JACKSON, MISSOURI.

SHINGLING-HATGHET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 318, 1916.

Application filed. December 2, 1914.. Serial No. 875,139.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. Konnnnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Cape Girardeau, State of liilissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shinglingl; itchets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description of the inventioi'i, such as will enable others slcilled in the art to Which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in hatchets and more particularly to a shingling hatchet h ineans embodied therein for gaging and cutting shingles during the operation of l: ying same.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a hatchet of this character in which the gaging and cutting elements thereof formed integral With the; hatchet blade, these elements being arranged in such manner as to interfere in no Way With the successful operation of the hatchet proper.

With the above and other objects of similar nature in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawingsz-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hatchet constructed in accord ance with the invention, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 a fragmentary perspective view of the blade, showing the t -shaped groove and cutt in detail.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the hatchet comprises the blade 10, head 11, socket l2 and handle 13, all constructed in the preferred manner of tools of this nature. In forming the gage whereby shingles may be conveniently laid with a uniform de ree of lap, the upper edge of the blade is cut avvay as at 14: to provide a ledge or shoulder 15, said shoulder facing the head of the hatchet and being located the required distance therefrom, to obtain the desired lap, such distance being determined in accordance with the practice in various localities of the country.

Formed on the side edge of the blade 10 opposite from the gage and extending longitudinally thereof from its cutting edge 16 to the nail opening 17 usually found in tools of this nature, is a V-shaped groove 18, the Walls of which at its outer end converge and merge into said cutting edge cutter 19 in the manner above described,

when sharpening the blade 10 an edge will also be placed on the cutter and a saving of time and labor necessary in performing the sharpening operation conseouently effected. It Wlll further be noted, that as the blade 10 is repeatedly sharpened, the cutter 19, p

by reason of the groove 18 extending rear- Wardly to the nail opening, Will at all times be present and in its proper shape so long as the original bevel on the edge is maintained.

Having now described the tool, in operation of the device, the shoulder 15 is engaged With the butt of the shingles already laid, in which position the head 11 serves as a gage for laying the shingles for the next rovv above, this operation being repeated for successive rows. I

*When employing the tool as a cutter, the cutting edge 19 is drawn across the face of the shingle and the parts thereof thus readily severed in the desired manner.

W hat is claimed, i.

1. In a shingling hatchet, the cornbination With its cutting edge, of a supplemental cutter fo ming a continuation thereof, said cutter formed by grooving a side edge of the blade longitudinally from its outer end and sharpening the latter in the usual manner.

In a shingling hatchet, the combination Withits cutting edge, of a supplemental cut-, tor forming a continuation thereof, whereby the blade and cutter may be sharpened at the same operation.

In testimony whereof, I athx my signature, 1n the presence of two Witnesses.

WlLLlr-ilii H. KOEHLER.

l Vitnesses:

WILLIAM C. HAYs, WARREN L. MABREY.

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